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148 Ireland and Scotland. Dr. Hall in Dublin, Dr. Cooke and Dr. McCosh in Belfast, Drs. Macleod and Macduff in Glasgow, and Drs. Guthrie, Candlish, Cunningham, John Brown, M.D., and many others in Edinburgh, extended the most cordial hospitality, and did everything that was possible to make his stay among them delightful. A large circle of friends gathered about him in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and his exceedingly social nature was gratified by the refined and intellectual society of the Scottish cities.

The family arrived in Glasgow on a Saturday, and on Sunday morning all desired to hear Dr. Norman Macleod. As Mr. Carter was not very sure of the locality of the Barony Church, he stopped a tall, stout gentleman at the corner, and inquired the way. He was beginning very courteously to give the necessary directions, when Mr. Carter exclaimed, “Why, Dr. Macleod!” “Why, Mr. Carter!” It was indeed the great preacher himself, who was on his way to exchange with a minister at Kelvin Grove; so if the party had not thus accidentally met him, they would have had their long walk to the Barony Church only to encounter disappointment. They turned about and accompanied Dr. Macleod to Kelvin Grove, where they heard from him a sermon he had preached a week or two before to the Queen at Balmoral. The next day he spent the entire morning with his American friend, talking over matters of Church and State that were of great interest to all. After this they met repeatedly, Dr. Macleod on one occasion coming to Edinburgh on purpose to spend the day with Mr. Carter. On another occasion Dr. McCosh came from Ireland for the same purpose.

There was no one in Edinburgh with whom Mr. Carter had so much delightful intercourse as with Dr.